(By Bob Andelman, reposted with permission) “Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran has a sense of humor. She must: an incredibly successful real estate mogul, she’s the author of three books, including my favorite title, If You Don’t Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails. Yikes! On her ABC show, which airs its second season finale this Friday, February 5 at 9 p.m., Barbara is on a panel of experts assessing potential business investments. There are some great ideas; and there are some horrible ideas. Barbara is the only woman on the panel and presents some of the best “Are [...]

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Defining Entrepreneurship An Interview with Barbara Corcoran, Real Estate Mogul, Entrepreneur, and Speaker, Barbara Corcoran Inc. Editors’ Note Barbara Corcoran became one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country by parlaying a $1,000 loan into a $5-billion-dollar real estate business in New York City called The Corcoran Group. She sold the business in 2001 for $70 million. She is the author of If You Don’t Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails, a national best-seller. Corcoran is the real estate contributor for NBC’s Today Show and a columnist for MORE magazine and Redbook. In addition, she is the [...]

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By Ashkan Karbasfrooshan   We had a long conversation last week with Barbara Corcoran, whose real estate empire rose to the top of the NY residential world. She sold her company recently to focus on her media interests, but for all intents and purposes, she remains queen of NY’s real estate market. In this part, we talk about the real estate. Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and Part 3 here. WatchMojo: Well, let’s get to it, what is your read on the real estate situation right now? Barbara Corcoran: Well, right now I think we are definitely in [...]

Shark Bites With Barbara Corcoran Posted Sep 29th 2009 by Beth Cooney Fitzpatrick Photo: Courtesy ABC New York City real estate tycoon Barbara Corcoran has earned the right to eye her investment prospects like a shark staring down prey. As a young woman, Corcoran borrowed a $1,000 loan from a boyfriend and parlayed it into a real estate empire she eventually sold for a whopping $70 million. (Not bad for someone who admits to “D” grades in high school). Corcoran is one of the five mega-millionaires starring in ABC’s “Shark Tank,” which starts its new season at 8 p.m. tonight [...]